HMS Princess Royal
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HMS Princess Royal was a British Lion-class battlecruiser of the Royal Navy that served prominently during World War I, including major North Sea engagements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Princess Royal canonical | 5 |
| British battlecruiser Princess Royal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3317223 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HMS Princess Royal Context triple: [SMS Derfflinger, damaged, HMS Princess Royal]
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A.
HMS Agincourt
HMS Agincourt is a Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealthy intelligence gathering, anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare, and precision land-attack missions.
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B.
HMS Ramillies
HMS Ramillies was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that served prominently during the mid-18th century, including early actions of the Seven Years' War.
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C.
HMS Invincible
HMS Invincible was a pioneering British battlecruiser of the early 20th century, best known for her dramatic loss during World War I at the Battle of Jutland.
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D.
HMS Raleigh
HMS Raleigh is a major Royal Navy shore establishment in Cornwall that serves as the primary basic training facility for new naval recruits.
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E.
HMS Diana
HMS Diana was a British Royal Navy warship that gained historical significance for her involvement in early naval engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HMS Princess Royal Target entity description: HMS Princess Royal was a British Lion-class battlecruiser of the Royal Navy that served prominently during World War I, including major North Sea engagements.
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A.
HMS Agincourt
HMS Agincourt is a Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealthy intelligence gathering, anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare, and precision land-attack missions.
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B.
HMS Ramillies
HMS Ramillies was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that served prominently during the mid-18th century, including early actions of the Seven Years' War.
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C.
HMS Invincible
HMS Invincible was a pioneering British battlecruiser of the early 20th century, best known for her dramatic loss during World War I at the Battle of Jutland.
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D.
HMS Raleigh
HMS Raleigh is a major Royal Navy shore establishment in Cornwall that serves as the primary basic training facility for new naval recruits.
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E.
HMS Diana
HMS Diana was a British Royal Navy warship that gained historical significance for her involvement in early naval engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lion-class battlecruiser
ⓘ
Royal Navy warship ⓘ battlecruiser ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 8 × 13.5-inch guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 16 × 4-inch guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoTubes | 2 × 21-inch submerged torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armourBelt | up to 9 inches ⓘ |
| armourConningTower | up to 10 inches ⓘ |
| armourDeck | up to 2.5 inches ⓘ |
| armourTurrets | up to 9 inches ⓘ |
| beam |
27.0 m
ⓘ
88 ft 7 in ⓘ |
| builder |
Vickers Limited
ⓘ
linked to:
Vickers-Armstrongs
|
| category |
Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness
ⓘ
World War I battlecruisers of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1912-11-14 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 1,000 officers and men ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1922-01-01 ⓘ |
| displacementDeepLoad | about 30,820 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 26,350 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 32 ft 5 in ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Dogger Bank
ⓘ
Battle of Heligoland Bight ⓘ
linked to:
First Battle of Heligoland Bight
Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment |
1st Battlecruiser Squadron
ⓘ
Grand Fleet ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1909-05-02 ⓘ |
| launched | 1911-04-29 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall |
213.4 m
ⓘ
700 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 28 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife
ⓘ
Princess Royal ⓘ |
| notableRole | participated in major North Sea engagements during World War I ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | not carried in WWI (pre-pennant system era) ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 70,000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
ⓘ
oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | about 5,610 nmi at 10 knots ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1922-01-01 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | pre–World War I ⓘ |
| shipClass | Lion class ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness
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linked to:
Vickers-Armstrongs
|
| sisterShip |
HMS Lion
ⓘ
HMS Queen Mary ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | North Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Princess Royal Description of subject: HMS Princess Royal was a British Lion-class battlecruiser of the Royal Navy that served prominently during World War I, including major North Sea engagements.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: HMS Princess Royal